Surprise Guest: Hillary Clinton On Talks With Afghanistan And Pakistan

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton updates the press about trilateral talks between the US, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The Washington Post reports:

The unprecedented trilateral talks were part of a U.S. effort to encourage cooperation between the neighboring governments over terrorist inroads in both countries. They came as the Obama administration is conducting a strategic review of the foundering Afghan war effort and of its policies toward Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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